Horse-collar.



W. F. BAKER.

HORSE COLLAR. APPLICATION rILn'n Novplv, 190e.

963,497. Patented Ju1y(5,191'o.

UNTTED STATES PATEN T UFFTCE. j

WILLIAM FRANK BAKER, OFABLOOIVIINGTON, ILLINOIS.

HORSE-COLLAR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FRANK BAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bloomington, in the county of Mc- Lean and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvement-s in Horse- Collars, of which the following is a specification.

rThe invention relates to horse collars and particularly to one employing hinged sections, the object of the invention being to provide a novel form lof hinge which consists of companion metal members which are operatively applied to the lowerl meeting ends of the collar sections, each member being formed at its inner end with a head to house the end of the section of the collar with which it is engaged to prevent the escape from the collar of the stuffing.

Another object of the invention resides in the peculiar formation of the hinge-forming members, each member being provided with spaced jaws which are adapted to straddle the sides of the collar and to be engaged therewith so that in applying the hinge to the collar sections the members can be operatively positioned prior to the engagement therewith and with the collar of suitable fastening or retaining means. These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure l is a front elevation of a collar provided with my improvements, said collar being in an open position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the collar closed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the hingeforming members. Fig. t is a detail partial sectional view of the lower ends of the collar having my improved hinge-forming members applied thereto but disconnected from each other. Fig. 5 is a detail section of the two meeting ends of the collar sections with my improved hinge applied thereto.

The collar herein shown may be described as consisting of sections l and 2, a strap l being provided for the section 2 for engagement with a buckle 3 of the section 1 for holding the collar in4 its closed position. Thel usual collar cap 5 extends from the section l and as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawingI the said cap receives the upper end of the section 2 to hold it against possible lateral strain. n

At the throat ends of the collar my improved hinge is applied, the said hinge con- Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led vovemloer 17, 1908.

Patented July 5, 1910. Serial No. 463,035.

sisting of caps 6 and 6a. formed integrally therewith a plurality of jaws 7 which are adapted to straddle the collar section 2 at the throat end. The said caps and jaws respectively are formed of relatively thin material so as to prevent any bulky obstruction at the throat end of the collar. The jaws adjacent to their longitudinal extremities are curved downwardly and then outwardly as shown at S to fit the hame groove as will be appreciated. The portions 8 of the aws are adapted to tit into the groove to hold the cap operatively in its applied position before it is permanently engaged with the collar section by means of the fastenings 9. The fastenings 9 while servingto hold the cap 6 in its applied position are removable and when the collar is worn the cap can be removed and applied to a new collar. The head of the cap is shaped to conform with the shape cross sectionally of the collar section and it effectively forms a housing or protector to prevent the escape from the c ollar section of the stuiiing. The said head of the collar is formed with openings lO which are disposed in line with similar openings in the collar section l. An opening 1l is formed in the cap, said opening extending at right angles to the fastening devices 9, and as shown, the stuting of the collar is formed with an opening which is disposed in line with the openii'ig l1. The cap 6l1 is substantially identical in construction with the cap 6, the jaws 7a being secured to the section 2 of the collar by fastening devices 9a. The head of the cap 6a is provided with perforated lugs 12 which are disposed in the openings l0 of the head of the cap 6, the perforations in the lugs being disposed in line with the opening ll to receive a pivot pin or bolt. The heads of the caps 6 and 6a are arranged in opposing relation and each head is formed to provide upper and lower angularly disposed faces Z, the said faces being extended at opposite angles as shown. The construction just described is such that the upper angular faces of the cap heads engage each other to limit the closed position of the collar sections, the lower angular faces of the cap heads being adapted to engage each other to limit the open movements of the collar sections.

It will be seen that by limiting the movements of the collar sections in the two di rections named the sections will be eect- The cap 6 has Y ively 4held against being ruptured or injuredf and the bearing Vfaces when engaged withl ,each other alsofremove considerable strain from the pivot bolt as will 'befappreciated Y The particular object ofthe invention is to provide a novel Jform of hinge which can be conveniently applied to the throat ends of the collar sections and incident to the Y factthat each hinge member is formed withYK spaced 'jaws 'the said jaws can be pushed onto itsCOllar endin a very convenient manner.jY The Jawsk are of such construct-ion that in applying the caps they can be conveniently Yheld in Vtheir operative Ypositions on the collar endsinV aneffective manner until'V the fastening devices' 9 and 9a have Y been engaged with their respective jaws and collarends.` The-construction described is.

such "thatV when the collar sections become wornV the hinge-forming members can be 4removedtherefrom andapplied'to new coly the jaws'v are so constructed as to expose'the mainbody portion of thecollar at a point Y Vvwhere it would be engaged by the rbreast of the animal. The cap members are each provided with a cupped portion c whose annular wallssurround the walls of the main body portions of the collar sectionsv at the lower' ends thereof, the Walls of the said cupped portion being extended directly into the walls of the jaws to greatly reinforce lthem and to provide a very durablev structure.

'The combination With a collar for-med of two sections, of relatively thin cap members closing the throat ends of the sections, a relatively thin member of substantially U- form in cross section extending from each cap member and formed to provide companion jaws for ittingthe `throat ends of the said sections, the said jaws each havinuV a main body portion surrounding the rolle portion of the collar and having their longitudinal 'ends bent into the hame groove rnd extended one slightly beyond the same and the other a considerable distance and both engaged with the main body portion of the collar, each cap`V member being provided at its inner end with a cupped portion whose walls extend around the inner end portions of the collar sections, the said cap members having cooperating faces for limiting the lpivotal'movements of the collar sections toward or' away from each other, and an ear formed on one cap member and extended through the other cap member and finto the collar section thereof and pivotally mounted thereon.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature m presence of two witnesses.

, WILLIAM FRANK BAKER.

lVit-nesses B. F. Snow, A. F. HEINEMAN. 

